Hazard ratio of hospitalisation and mortality from ischemic heart disease and stroke for self-rated health (SRH) adjusted for socio-demographic variables, behavioural risk factors, clinical risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in 7,279 men and 9,285 women aged 39–79 years without prevalent

aSocio-demographic risk factors: Age, sex and education. bBehavioural risk factors: Smoking, alcohol use, vitamin C intake and physical activity. cClinical risk factors: Total cholesterol, systolic blood pressure, BMI, history of diabetes and family history of myocardial infarction or stroke. *Based on small numbers: n = 3 of n = 260 participants with poor SRH had a fatal CVD event during follow-up.